Articles in the Monaghan Category

Monaghan Cancer Treatment Support acknowledges with grateful thanks the donation of €2,100 made by the Crotty Family in Memory of Stephen. Thank you to Stephen’s immediate family, work colleagues, members of clubs, voluntary organisations but especially to his wide circle of friends, we add our thanks and appreciation for making this donation possible.

By Colm Shalvey The 2014 Official Monaghan GAA Yearbook is available now throughout the county at a cost of just €10. The yearbook, which comes in at over 400 pages, is a comprehensive and extensive review of another exciting 12 months for the county. Monaghan fell short of retaining the Ulster Senior and Minor Football Championship titles during the summer, but it was still a year in which the county’s flagship team won a second consecutive National League title on one of their three trips to Croke Park, where they finally ...

A Monaghan man was invited to the White House last month to meet the First Lady Michelle Obama at her annual Fashion Education Workshop. Rory Duffy, son of Gerard and Mary Duffy of Kiltubrid, Threemilehouse, has been living and working in New York as a Master Savile Row Tailor for a number of years. The Monaghan man was involved with a new initiative by the First Lady that aimed to introduce students from disadvantaged backgrounds to industry professionals, hear of their experiences and realise that success is a by-product of hard work and dedication. This ...

GARDAI are advising ATM users to be on the alert for anything suspicious observed at ATM cash dispensing machines throughout Co. Monaghan in the wake of the reported discovery last week of a “skimming device” at one ATM machine in Monaghan town. The illicit device was found at an ATM unit at a major store in the town. It was not immediately clear yet if any cards had been skimmed but gardai were asking anyone who used the ATM in the vicinity of Dunnes’ Stores to keep an eye on their accounts. ...

Fears that local authorities could face further downgrading and loss of services and responsibilities following on from the recent local government reforms that saw the abolition of Town Councils have been voiced by Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Co Council Pádraig McNally. Speaking at the Council’s December meeting, the Fianna Fáil public representative, who is National President of the Association of Irish Local Government, said that local authorities had seen no benefit from the reputed €850 million in savings generated by the reforms but instead had experienced “cut after cut after cut”. Colr McNally ...

A section of the large crowd that attended the Monaghan Town Christmas lights switch on on Sunday last. More pictures on NORTHERN STANDARD page 16.

Congratulations to Mrs. Olive Chambers, Latlorcan, Monaghan who celebrated her 100th birthday in Drumbear Lodge Nursing Home on Wednesday, 19th November.  Mrs. Dympna McMahon, Nurse Manager read a letter of congratulations from President Michael D. Higgins. Rev. DM Patterson, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, paid a glowing tribute to Olive and Mr. Tom Russell led ‘Happy Birthday’ on his bagpipes.  Mrs. Chambers spent all of her working life in the drapery business serving her time in The Diamond Drapery, now Boyle’s.  She worked for 26 years in the old firm ...

Serious concern about the previous use by a juvenile offender before Monaghan District Court of the drug “Clockwork Orange” was expressed by Judge Sean MacBride. “I hope you now realise what is important in life,” Judge MacBride told the young male, who was the subject of a Probation Report that showed he was making progress in coping with his drug problems. “Your health and mental well-being are so important – don’t mess it up with drugs which only cause pain, suffering, heartache and hardship.” The Judge remanded the juvenile to appear before him ...

It’s a good news story. The Monaghan Town Country Music Festival committee and volunteers are delighted to donate €46,000 from the 2014 festival funds to 29 extremely worthwhile local charities. The beneficiaries are: Monaghan branches of The Alzheimer Society, Age Action, Arch Club, Ballybay Cancer Society, Civil Defence, Cuan Mhuíre, Crocus, Down Syndrom Ireland, Errigal Truagh Special Needs, Irish Red Cross, Local Latch-On Management Group, MS Ireland, Cancer Treatment, Positive Mental Health Group, Senior Citizens, Wellness Centre, M.S.P.C.A., National Learning Network, St Dympna’s Faith & Light, St Vincent de Paul, Solas ...